Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 Apr.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 199,950 200,508 200,576 199,950 200,774 200,382 200,447 200,508 200,576

Civilian labor force

 125,488 126,290 125,627 125,675 126,680 126,351 126,313 126,404 125,900

Participation rate

 62.8 63.0 62.6 62.9 63.1 63.1 63.0 63.0 62.8

Employed

 121,358 121,929 122,036 121,228 122,318 121,880 122,168 122,143 121,944

Employment-population ratio

 60.7 60.8 60.8 60.6 60.9 60.8 60.9 60.9 60.8

Unemployed

 4,130 4,362 3,591 4,447 4,362 4,471 4,144 4,261 3,957

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.5 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.1

Not in labor force

 74,462 74,218 74,950 74,274 74,094 74,030 74,134 74,104 74,676

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 65,988 66,029 65,852 65,919 66,110 66,051 66,052 66,014 65,802

Participation rate

 72.1 71.9 71.7 72.0 71.9 72.0 72.0 71.9 71.6

Employed

 63,848 63,742 64,014 63,724 64,046 63,890 64,088 63,936 63,896

Employment-population ratio

 69.8 69.4 69.7 69.6 69.6 69.6 69.8 69.6 69.6

Unemployed

 2,140 2,287 1,838 2,195 2,064 2,161 1,964 2,078 1,906

Unemployment rate

 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,210 55,893 55,639 55,192 55,995 55,740 55,814 55,806 55,671

Participation rate

 57.4 58.0 57.7 57.4 58.0 57.8 57.9 57.9 57.7

Employed

 53,641 54,293 54,309 53,451 54,226 53,959 54,151 54,140 54,133

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 56.3 56.3 55.6 56.2 56.0 56.2 56.1 56.1

Unemployed

 1,568 1,600 1,330 1,742 1,769 1,781 1,663 1,666 1,538

Unemployment rate

 2.8 2.9 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,290 4,368 4,136 4,564 4,575 4,560 4,447 4,585 4,427

Participation rate

 34.8 35.6 33.8 37.0 37.2 37.2 36.3 37.4 36.1

Employed

 3,868 3,894 3,713 4,053 4,047 4,031 3,929 4,067 3,915

Employment-population ratio

 31.4 31.8 30.3 32.9 32.9 32.9 32.0 33.2 31.9

Unemployed

 421 474 423 511 528 530 518 517 512

Unemployment rate

 9.8 10.9 10.2 11.2 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.6

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 32,672 32,925 32,955 32,672 32,956 32,868 32,897 32,925 32,955

Civilian labor force

 20,172 20,328 20,537 20,233 20,460 20,628 20,575 20,432 20,589

Participation rate

 61.7 61.7 62.3 61.9 62.1 62.8 62.5 62.1 62.5

Employed

 18,953 18,965 19,262 18,911 19,107 19,220 19,137 19,073 19,219

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 57.6 58.4 57.9 58.0 58.5 58.2 57.9 58.3

Unemployed

 1,219 1,364 1,275 1,321 1,353 1,408 1,437 1,359 1,370

Unemployment rate

 6.0 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.7 6.7

Not in labor force

 12,500 12,597 12,418 12,439 12,496 12,240 12,322 12,493 12,366

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,248 9,344 9,449 9,266 9,284 9,367 9,414 9,399 9,456

Participation rate

 67.6 67.6 68.3 67.8 67.2 67.9 68.2 68.0 68.3

Employed

 8,681 8,675 8,827 8,674 8,709 8,705 8,734 8,753 8,811

Employment-population ratio

 63.5 62.8 63.8 63.4 63.0 63.1 63.3 63.3 63.7

Unemployed

 567 669 622 593 575 662 680 646 645

Unemployment rate

 6.1 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.2 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,239 10,324 10,406 10,244 10,359 10,419 10,366 10,316 10,411

Participation rate

 62.1 62.1 62.5 62.1 62.2 62.8 62.4 62.0 62.5

Employed

 9,764 9,777 9,907 9,716 9,749 9,847 9,822 9,777 9,859

Employment-population ratio

 59.2 58.8 59.5 58.9 58.6 59.3 59.1 58.8 59.2

Unemployed

 475 547 499 528 611 572 544 539 552

Unemployment rate

 4.6 5.3 4.8 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 685 660 681 722 817 842 795 717 722

Participation rate

 27.4 26.7 27.6 28.9 32.8 34.0 32.1 29.0 29.2

Employed

 508 513 527 522 650 669 582 542 549

Employment-population ratio

 20.3 20.7 21.3 20.8 26.1 27.0 23.5 21.9 22.2

Unemployed

 177 148 155 201 167 173 213 174 173

Unemployment rate

 25.8 22.4 22.7 27.8 20.5 20.6 26.8 24.3 24.0

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 15,933 16,245 16,290 15,933 16,138 16,034 16,055 16,245 16,290

Civilian labor force

 10,034 10,447 10,166 10,039 10,262 10,298 10,369 10,402 10,180

Participation rate

 63.0 64.3 62.4 63.0 63.6 64.2 64.6 64.0 62.5

Employed

 9,765 10,133 9,954 9,760 9,929 9,978 10,045 10,082 9,957

Employment-population ratio

 61.3 62.4 61.1 61.3 61.5 62.2 62.6 62.1 61.1

Unemployed

 269 314 212 279 334 321 324 320 223

Unemployment rate

 2.7 3.0 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.2

Not in labor force

 5,898 5,798 6,124 5,894 5,876 5,736 5,686 5,843 6,110

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2019